2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Typological Study of the Development of Tense, Aspect, and Modality system for Last 500 Years
Project/Area Number |
24720210
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Japanese linguistics
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Research Institution | Jissen Women's University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | 言語類型論(typology) / テンス・アスペクト / モダリティ・ムード / 中世末期日本語 / 日本語の変遷 / Mood-prominent language / Tense-prominent language / 国際情報交換(米国:Seattle) |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The conclusion of this study is as follows. [1] Old Japanese was a Mood-prominent language. But gradually, Japanese lost the features of a Mood-prominent language. Contemporary Japanese is no longer a Mood-prominent language. [2] The "Development of -teiru" and the "Shift of root form of Japanese verb (from Realis to Irrealis)" take place in the background of this transition. [3] That is, The "Development of -teiru" and the "Decrease of mood forms(ex. - mu or - u)" do not take place independently.
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Free Research Field |
日本語学
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